Teenage Speed Demons Caught Street Racing at 209km/h on Adelaide’s Southern Expressway as Police Probe First Fatal Crash of the Year
- Two 19-year-old P-platers allegedly caught street racing at extreme speeds on Adelaide’s Southern Expressway
- One car detected travelling at a heart-stopping 209km/h, with both vehicles tracked via traffic management cameras
- Police Assistant Commissioner John De Candia slams the behaviour as “outrageous” and “absolutely reckless”
- Hours earlier, a 49-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash south of Adelaide, marking the state’s first road fatality of 2026
Two teenage drivers are set to face court after allegedly engaging in a death-defying game of street racing on Adelaide’s Southern Expressway, with one of the cars detected travelling at a staggering 209km/h.
Police claim the two 19-year-old P-platers were driving separate vehicles when they were spotted speeding along the expressway around 3:15am. The red Subaru hatchback was allegedly clocked at the extreme speed at Reynella, with both vehicles tracked via traffic management cameras.
SA Police Assistant Commissioner John De Candia did not mince words, describing the behaviour as “outrageous” and “absolutely reckless”. “The full circumstances are still being investigated, but you want to be at the dinner table tonight, you want to be able to catch up with your mates at the footy,” he warned.
The alleged driver of the Subaru, a Seaford Rise man, was arrested and charged with extreme speed, street racing, breaching the conditions of his provisional licence, and providing false details. He has been bailed to appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court in March.
The other 19-year-old, from Barmera, was reported for street racing and breaching his licence conditions and is expected to be summonsed to appear in the same court. Both cars have been impounded for 28 days.
Just hours earlier, the state recorded its first road death of 2026 when a motorcyclist crashed at Delamere south of Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The 49-year-old Lyndoch man died at the scene, with Major Crash investigators urging anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.